COV-3355
6 January 1838 Kyouk Phyoo FP 2 Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Spink
Date
6 January 1838
Description
x Burma Early Letters and Handstamps 1838 (6 Jan.) entire letter from Kyouk Phyoo to Scotland showing a very early use of the framed "kyouk phyoo/Paid" h.s. in brown dated in manuscript and completed for 13a. and, on reverse, framed "akyab/paid" in black (one of only two recorded examples), framed "calcutta/g.p.o./ship letter" d.s. and "india letter/margate", both in red; the entire with overall soiling though a very rare cover. Photo Estimate £ 600-700
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Other recorded marks at Kyouk Phyoo
1 markOne other pre-1854 postal marking of Kyouk Phyoo is recorded in the census. Compare it against this mark to place your cover.
About this record
This 6 January 1838 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Kyouk Phyoo FP 2 handstamp of the Burma, a mark graded “Rare” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, 4024, lot 234, (2004); Spink, 6016, lot 636, (2006).